Seventies Song Madness: Division B Round 1

Some odd pairings you have here, but these are my selections.

Brain Damage - Pink Floyd
Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones
Carey - Joni Mitchell
Carry On My Wayward Sun - Kansas
Changes - David Bowie
Chuck E’s in Love - Rickie Lee Jones
Colour My World - Chicago
Cool for Cats - Squeeze
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
Copacabana - Barry Manilow
Couldn’t Get It Right - Climax Blues Band
Crazy on You - Heart
Cruel to be Kind - Nick Lowe
Darkness on the Edge of Town – Bruce Springsteen
Deacon Blues - Steely Dan
December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - The Four Seasons
(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
Down on Main Street - Bob Seeger
Dream On - Aerosmith
Dust in the Wind - Kansas
Everybody is a Star – Sly & the Family Stone
Fame - David Bowie

Brain Damage - Pink Floyd

Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones

Can’t You Hear Me Knocking? - The Rolling Stones

Cars - Gary Numan

Changes - David Bowie

Chelsea Hotel No. 2 – Leonard Cohen

Cinema Show - Genesis

Colour My World - Chicago

Cool for Cats - Squeeze
Complete Control - The Clash

Cortez The Killer - Neil Young

Couldn’t Get It Right - Climax Blues Band
Country Bumpkin - Cal Smith
Crazy on You - Heart

Crocodile Rock - Elton John

Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton
Daisy a Day - Jud Strunk

Damaged Goods - Gang Of Four

Dancing Queen - Abba

Deacon Blues - Steely Dan

December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - The Four Seasons

Disco Inferno - The Trammps

Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson

(Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below… - Curtis Mayfield

Dream On - Aerosmith

Dust in the Wind - Kansas

Emotion - Samantha Sang

Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve) - Buzzcocks (Dammit, that one was a tough one. Pretty much a coin flip.)

Everybody is a Star – Sly & the Family Stone

Fame - David Bowie
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a couple I didn’t vote for because both were meh.

Brain Damage - Pink Floyd

Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones

Can’t You Hear Me Knocking? - The Rolling Stones

Changes - David Bowie

Cherry Bomb - Runaways

Chuck E’s in Love - Rickie Lee Jones

Colour My World - Chicago

Come And Get Your Love - Redbone

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

Cortez The Killer - Neil Young

Couldn’t Get It Right - Climax Blues Band

Crazy on You - Heart

Cruel to be Kind - Nick Lowe

Daisy a Day - Jud Strunk

Dance on a Volcano - Genesis

Darkness on the Edge of Town – Bruce Springsteen

Deacon Blues - Steely Dan

December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - The Four Seasons

Disco Inferno - The Trammps

Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood - Santa Esmerelda

Down on Main Street - Bob Seeger

Dream On - Aerosmith

Dust in the Wind - Kansas

Elegant Gypsy Suite - Al Di Meola

Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve) - Buzzcocks

Everybody is a Star – Sly & the Family Stone

Fame - David Bowie

Brain Damage - Pink Floyd

Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones

Can’t You Hear Me Knocking? - The Rolling Stones

Cars - Gary Numan

Changes - David Bowie

Chelsea Hotel No. 2 – Leonard Cohen

Chuck E’s in Love - Rickie Lee Jones

Colour My World - Chicago

Cool for Cats - Squeeze

Complete Control - The Clash

Cortez The Killer - Neil Young

Couldn’t Get It Right - Climax Blues Band

Crazy on You - Heart

Crocodile Rock - Elton John

Daisy a Day - Jud Strunk

Damaged Goods - Gang Of Four

Darkness on the Edge of Town – Bruce Springsteen

Deacon Blues - Steely Dan

December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - The Four Seasons

Disco Inferno - The Trammps

Doing It to Death - Fred Wesley & The JBs

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood - Santa Esmerelda

Down on Main Street - Bob Seeger

Dream On - Aerosmith

Duel Of The Jester and the Tyrant - Return To Forever

Elegant Gypsy Suite - Al Di Meola

Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve) - Buzzcocks

Evergreen - Barbra Streisand

Fame - David Bowie

Brand New Key - Melanie
Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White
Carey - Joni Mitchell
Cars - Gary Numan
Changes - David Bowie
Chelsea Hotel No. 2 – Leonard Cohen
Chuck E’s in Love - Rickie Lee Jones
Coat of Many Colors - Dolly Parton
Come And Get Your Love - Redbone
Complete Control - The Clash
Cortez The Killer - Neil Young
Couldn’t Get It Right - Climax Blues Band
Crazy on You - Heart
Crocodile Rock - Elton John
Daisy a Day - Jud Strunk
Damaged Goods - Gang Of Four
Darkness on the Edge of Town – Bruce Springsteen
Deacon Blues - Steely Dan
Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
Disco Inferno - The Trammps
Doing It to Death - Fred Wesley & The JBs
(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
(Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below… - Curtis Mayfield
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
Duel Of The Jester and the Tyrant - Return To Forever
Emotion - Samantha Sang
Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve) - Buzzcocks
Everybody is a Star – Sly & the Family Stone
Fame - David Bowie

Brain Damage - Pink Floyd

Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White

Carey - Joni Mitchell

Cars - Gary Numan

Changes - David Bowie

Chelsea Hotel No. 2 – Leonard Cohen

Cinema Show - Genesis

Coat of Many Colors - Dolly Parton

Come And Get Your Love - Redbone

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

Copacabana - Barry Manilow

Couldn’t Get It Right - Climax Blues Band

Crazy on You - Heart

Crocodile Rock - Elton John

Daisy a Day - Jud Strunk

Dance on a Volcano - Genesis

Dancing Queen - Abba

Deacon Blues - Steely Dan

Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy

Disco Inferno - The Trammps

Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson

Down on Main Street - Bob Seeger

Dreams - Fleetwood Mac

Dust in the Wind - Kansas

Elegant Gypsy Suite - Al Di Meola

The Eton Rifles - The Jam

Evergreen - Barbra Streisand

Fame - David Bowie

My votes

Like the unfortunate pairing of Complete Control and Eton Rifles. Actually, I’m surprised enough people are familiar with Eton rifles to have voted it into the lead.

Brain Damage - Pink Floyd

Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones

Carry On My Wayward Sun - Kansas

Changes - David Bowie

Chuck E’s in Love - Rickie Lee Jone

Colour My World - Chicago

Come And Get Your Love - Redbone

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

Crazy on You - Heart

Crocodile Rock - Elton John

Darkness on the Edge of Town – Bruce Springsteen

Deacon Blues - Steely Dan

December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - The Four Seasons

Disco Inferno - The Trammps

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood - Santa Esmerelda

Dream On - Aerosmith

Dust in the Wind - Kansas

Everybody is a Star – Sly & the Family Stone

Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers

Some of these songs (on both lists) are not from the ‘70s. Just sayin’.

Can you point out a few? I was way too lazy to check.

Just checked. The two I was sure was 60s were actually very early '70s. So, um, never mind.

Brain Damage - Pink Floyd

Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe - Barry White

Carey - Joni Mitchell

Carry On My Wayward Sun - Kansas

Changes - David Bowie

Chelsea Hotel No. 2 – Leonard Cohen

Chuck E’s in Love - Rickie Lee Jones

Coat of Many Colors - Dolly Parton

Come And Get Your Love - Redbone

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

Copacabana - Barry Manilow

Couldn’t Get It Right - Climax Blues Band

Crazy on You - Heart

Crocodile Rock - Elton John

Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton

Damaged Goods - Gang Of Four

Dancing Queen - Abba

Deacon Blues - Steely Dan

December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - The Four Seasons

Disco Inferno - The Trammps

Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson

Down on Main Street - Bob Seeger

Dream On - Aerosmith

Dust in the Wind - Kansas

Elegant Gypsy Suite - Al Di Meola

Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve) - Buzzcocks

Evergreen - Barbra Streisand

Fame - David Bowie

Brain Damage - Pink Floyd
Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones
Can’t You Hear Me Knocking? - The Rolling Stones
Carry On My Wayward Sun - Kansas
Changes - David Bowie

Cherry Bomb - Runaways
Cinema Show - Genesis

Coat of Many Colors - Dolly Parton
Cool for Cats - Squeeze
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
Copacabana - Barry Manilow

Country Bumpkin - Cal Smith

Cracklin’ Rosie - Neil Diamond

Cruel to be Kind - Nick Lowe

Daddy Don’t You Walk So Fast - Wayne Newton

Dance on a Volcano - Genesis

Dancing Queen - Abba

Deacon Blues - Steely Dan

December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - The Four Seasons

Disco Lady - Johnnie Taylor

Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart
(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood - Santa Esmerelda

Down on Main Street - Bob Seeger

Dream On - Aerosmith
Dust in the Wind - Kansas

Elegant Gypsy Suite - Al Di Meola

Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve) - Buzzcocks

Evergreen - Barbra Streisand

Fame - David Bowie

Brand New Key - Melanie
Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones
Carry On My Wayward Sun - Kansas
Cars - Gary Numan
Colour My World - Chicago
Come And Get Your Love - Redbone
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
Copacabana - Barry Manilow
Deacon Blues - Steely Dan
December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - The Four Seasons
Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy
Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart
(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
Dust in the Wind - Kansas
Elegant Gypsy Suite - Al Di Meola
Evergreen - Barbra Streisand
Fame - David Bowie

Brain Damage - Pink Floyd

Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones

Carry On My Wayward Sun - Kansas

Changes - David Bowie

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

Couldn’t Get It Right - Climax Blues Band

Crazy on You - Heart

Crocodile Rock - Elton John

Dancing Queen - Abba

Deacon Blues - Steely Dan

Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy

Disco Inferno - The Trammps

Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson\

Down on Main Street - Bob Seeger

Dream On - Aerosmith

Dust in the Wind - Kansas

Emotion - Samantha Sang

Evergreen - Barbra Streisand

Fame - David Bowie

Brain Damage - Pink Floyd

Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones

Carey - Joni Mitchell

Carry On My Wayward Sun - Kansas

Changes - David Bowie

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Chuck E’s in Love - Rickie Lee Jones

Colour My World - Chicago

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Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

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Crazy on You - Heart

Cruel to be Kind - Nick Lowe

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Darkness on the Edge of Town – Bruce Springsteen

Deacon Blues - Steely Dan

December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - The Four Seasons

Disco Inferno - The Trammps

Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart

Don’t Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John & Kiki Dee

Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson

(Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below… - Curtis Mayfield

Dreams - Fleetwood Mac

Duel Of The Jester and the Tyrant - Return To Forever

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Everybody is a Star – Sly & the Family Stone

Fame - David Bowie

Brain Damage - Pink Floyd

Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel

Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones

Can’t You Hear Me Knocking? - The Rolling Stones

Cars - Gary Numan

Changes - David Bowie

Chelsea Hotel No. 2 – Leonard Cohen

Chuck E’s in Love - Rickie Lee Jones

Coat of Many Colors - Dolly Parton

Cool for Cats - Squeeze

Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd

Cortez The Killer - Neil Young

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Cracklin’ Rosie - Neil Diamond

Cruel to be Kind - Nick Lowe

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Damaged Goods - Gang Of Four

Darkness on the Edge of Town – Bruce Springsteen

Deacon Blues - Steely Dan

December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) - The Four Seasons

Disco Inferno - The Trammps

Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? - Rod Stewart

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson

(Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below… - Curtis Mayfield

Dreams - Fleetwood Mac

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Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve) - Buzzcocks

Everybody is a Star – Sly & the Family Stone

Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers

Brass In Pocket - The Pretenders

Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones

Changes - David Bowie

Cherry Bomb - Runaways

Cool for Cats - Squeeze

Complete Control - The Clash

Crazy on You - heart

Cruel to be Kind - Nick Lowe

Damaged Goods - Gang of four

(Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson

Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve) - Buzzcocks

Fame - David Bowie